ICE arrested 261 DACA recipients over 10 months last year, document shows
Source: CBS News
Updated on: February 25, 2026 / 7:27 PM EST
Federal immigration agents arrested 261 beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, during the first 10 months of the second Trump administration, according to official U.S. government statistics that were shared with Congress and obtained by CBS News.
The statistics indicate the vast majority of DACA recipients taken into federal immigration custody during that period had criminal records. The government figures provide the most comprehensive official accounting so far of how many DACA recipients, also known as "Dreamers," have been swept up by President Trump's nationwide deportation crackdown.
Those enrolled in the Obama-era DACA program came to the U.S. illegally or overstayed their visas as children. They were granted temporary work permits and deportation protections after passing background checks and meeting several requirements, including coming to the U.S. before June 2007, not having serious criminal histories and graduating from an American high school or serving in the military.
In a letter to Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Department of Homeland Security said that between Jan. 1 and Nov. 19, 2025, ICE arrested 261 DACA beneficiaries and deported 86 of them. That timeframe includes the final 19 days of President Joe Biden's term, though it is unclear how many of the arrests occurred under his administration, which rarely targeted DACA beneficiaries.
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Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/cms/prod_cms_alt/file/2026/02/25/0e04d463-3977-400d-9b4d-19e5c112f2df/dhs_letter_on_daca_arrests_and_deportations.pdf
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